Something Is Rotten In The State Of Yields

Norway Wants To Lead A "Viking Bloc" For Containing Russia In Northern Europe Authored by Andrew Korybko, It can simultaneously threaten Russia along the increasingly interconnected Arctic and Baltic fronts. Russian Ambassador to Norway Nikolai Korchunov gave a brief interview to TASS about bilateral relations. He warned that Norway is integrating new NATO members Sweden and Finland into the bloc’s regional plans. More American military bases and NATO facilities are opening up there too. To make matters worse, 32,500 troops from 14 NATO countries in last March’s “Cold Response” military drills in Norway and Finland’s northern regions, which...

Trump Says 'War' To End Immediately 'After' Midterm Elections, IRGC Issues New Demands Summary Trump: "This war will end immediately after our election." Iran escalates with "20 for 2" response doctrine: 20 targets for every 2-3 targets struck. Iran sets heightened conditions for war's end: Tehran calls for an end to attacks, Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, an end to the Yemen blockade, and release of $24B in frozen assets. Shipping attacked: A tanker carrying 2M barrels of Iraqi oil was hit by a drone in Iraqi waters. Damage assessment in wake of overnight assaults: CENTCOM denies US warships were hit while saying 10 Iranian tankers have been destroyed. Regional reports say Jordan bases hit hard. Oil tops $100: Brent crude surpassed $100/barrel as markets see prolonged Gulf...

Pimco Sees A 6% 10-Year... Here's Why "Bad Inflation" Caps Yields Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Will interest rates go up to 6%? That's the question on many investors' minds since Pimco's chief investment officer, Dan Ivascyn, told the Financial Times last Friday that a 6% 10-year Treasury yield is "certainly possible." This week's hotter-than-expected September CPI report only added fuel to that argument. I get it. The 10-year closed at 5.31% on October 5, the highest close since May 2002. It started the year at 4.18%. However, look at what...